The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28

sage OF 1879
Tho pro1imste cause Of that trouble WIS
the going, atnight, Of party Of men, num-
bering from twenty TO twenty-five, To the +
house Of one Fairfax, cnlofed political I
~ the killing Of Peck twho seems to have
been the leader Of the parity, and the wound /
ing, by ReckH e0mpAniOua, Of three ecl0red |
men who were in fairfaIia house, one Of i
whom atseTWaGd died. The yinit Of these 1
men 70 FairfaE was utterly PrOng--iu MY |
opinion, utterly without jus nosti0n-And I
whilst attempted TO be iuHtined upon the /
ground that they went il lhe interest Of
peace, 70 eNpustulate against rumOred pro- /
posed attempt OF the oolored people 10 force /
tho Quarantine Lines ~ tho town OF ST /
Joseph, am satisfied that such Was not the l
purpose, but that i had political object
ltisnot surprising then that tlis opinion |
Of the Governor was used By United States |
District Attorney Leonard IN his speech on |
NE tri9l and by Senator Teller In the Senate |
senator Teller used this language, 1.-THE tes- |
t5noitp as TO ne condition or dBdifs N Geas6s
parish does not rest upon me testimony " COL
testtna0np % a Democratic g0ua,Hor, Qlge9. 70
We people IN ne annual 9aessdge.a Italics
a great deal 81 Gen. Nichols, time ID III.
reetsd 10 q defense OF his appointment Of
negroes and Republicans during his admins
istratiQn. ! do NOT desire 10 diecuHa this mat
ter. BE at least has thought his conduct in
this respect needed defengiye campaign,
any rate to justify him Va cangassing the
State and urging his defeDBes.
must confess that the raeitals Of these
events are not pleasant 70 hear. There are
stories Of bribing and cqrrupting negro leg
islRtOTg, OF agile and adr0it representatives
capturing negro ststesmep On, the, streets
sRa aFyR VIII FRoab PBssan aSd o s9
dents and cireumhtanoes that reflect but
little credit either upon our manhood or our
stateHmanship.
Of this period, some attributing our enGceea
TO the frendliness of Gen. AuRur and his adj
jutant general i9Teenl, whose influence
fSSted 2as sF s9lyat2n WL eH o Hs Ia
and the following
LETTER RBoH GEN. NIcHotLs
to me would seem to corroboFRte the rnmori
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 10, 1854.
Gov. s, d. MoEnery;
MY Dear Goyernor-JThere are rumors upon
the streets that you propose making changes
among the State Officials Ia the City OF New
Orleans, and that among them is change OF
the tax collector of the First District.
Should the latter rep0rt be correct Wonld
call to your most favorable consideration the
claims 81 Thomas II. Handy, No man IN the
st9te contributed more mpdestly, more efi
inteFesEain establishing the present govern
ton 70 know Il do know exactly
WHAT ehel person CouNbAlten WIN bhp HfEttie
Of that period did, aud also 70 pretty well di-
| vine the motives underlying their conduct,
Ny relations with Handy inst prloE 70 my m
augqration. were, OF the closest and
| fully Informed Of the programme AfterNsl4
| car5ied ont and gave II thorough and az |
| have said, most efficient support 10 hls
i GOODNESS and courage on the morning OF tha
/ OH II January much is due In assistilg ip
\ Bringing about the surrender Of the court
| house without the gpillipg u blood.
He cheefpliy fisked the loss ~ the SUP
\ elected and his title to which was recognized
! BY all parties, know him 20 be one
Of the best citizens ~ tbs state
/ sacrificing. / believe II 10 be the interest Of
! the State no less than her duty 70 9eeprd tq
| true men official trust, and knowing whereof
i epeak, 4 Teconpepd nm
/ With the best wishes 70 yon personally ana
| officially, and with the most earnest hope
! and desire that your administration may n0F
only be pTasperGus ana beneficial enc put
be " recognized belleye ais S25u55 giiy.
But in the history Of this period az de-
| tailed By the reform eanYasseTs, where come
ia Il e heroic efforts Oi the men ~ b9laEei
tnd Ouachita, ersnklin and hlotehoqi5ei
Union and Lincoln, who 9s5embted giGHg ING
banks of The OuRcLlta and made iilAt despfr-
| ate stTuggls7 Where are the ehQlW pt EaHl
and West Bst0n Rouge, and Qf l1aBt HnQ
West FeliciaHa9 Where " tllq, hero, the IN
mortal 0pdeii, and the mon OK Jan, p, 1877,
who MARCHED % that cold morning y tht
Supreme COURTROOM, and marched ron
there ~ t4e alate tt,AAsg, NV IL Nv
| cold blaRts gf YintsrT OH Yhere ere they
these gallant patriots ip ali the long regltait
oi our ref8ri3erBF We hear nolbfEg9 q tResi
men, apq lheif soilg stfa lsl0,g "
t0no Of Burke t9e accredited aren't u Gen
Nichols and our Representa- yess
n Inc emQIfs, me Patlietibit n &it sttt n M
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rum bg BklAylasllihB N, "
pfpplk9 ~ patronage Eha wy p~sAt4tiF
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